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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 639,866, dated December 26, 1899. Application filed Deemher 27, 1898- Serial No. 700,316. (No model.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM ROMUENDER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Window-Frames and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to the construction of window-frames and it consists in certain peculiarities of construction and combination of parts, as will be fully set forth hereinafter and subsequently claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a horizontal sectional View of a window-frame embodying my present invention, taken on the line l l in Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is an inside elevation of the said frame partially broken away to better illustrate certain details of construction. Fig. '3 is a View of the said frame from the outside, partly in elevation and partly in section, on the plane indicated by the line 3 3 in Fig. 5. Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view on the plane indicated byline 4 4 in Fig. 6. Figs. '5 and 6 are vertical sectional views on the planes indicated by the lines 5 5 and 6 6, respectively, in Fig. 3. Fig. 7 is an edge view of the swinging section of the said windowframe.

The object of my invention is the production of an inwardly-swinging window-frame section, whereby that portion of the frame that supports the window-sashes may be bodily swung inward upon hinges, carrying the said sashes with it, for cleaning or other purposes, and then replaced in normal position, the whole being so constructed as to prevent the ingress of air or of snow or rain when In use.

Referring to the drawings, A A A represent the inner casing, and B B B the outer casing, of my window-frame.

C D represent the vertical blind-stops, one at each side, the said blind-stops being formed with concave surfaces c d on their inner front faces to receive the correspondingly-shaped outer vertical edges of the swinging section of the frame. This latter comprises the vertical end portions E F, (the former being made in one piece, while the latter is completed by the separate removable vertical strip f, held to the main part of F by screws e 6,) the horizontally-extending top portion Gr and bottom portion II, upper sash I, lower sash J, and the inner section-casing formed of the top portion K, bottom portion L, and vertical portions M N.

O P represent vertical studs whose outer vertical edges abut against the blind-stops C D and whose inner vertical edges abut against the inner vertical stops Q R, the verticalportions of the inner casing A being secured to the adjacent surface of said stops Q R. S S represent hinges, one leaf of each hinge being secured between the stop Q and the adjacent face of the vertical portion of said casing A, while the other leaf of each hinge is secured to the adjacent end of the swinging section of the frame, the edge of the part M being recessed, as shown at s in Fig. 5. The vertical stud P projects inwardly beyond the inner line of the stop R, so as to come quite near to the outer face of the end portion F, leaving a narrow space r between the parts P and F to adord a clearance for the swinging section in its opening and closing movements, while the vertical stud O is set at quite a distance from the opposed outer face of the end portion E in order to Vafford space for a weight-pocket T, all as shown best in Fig. 1.

Angle-plates g h are secured to the upper corners of the swinging section of the frame and serve not only to firmly unite the pieces of which said corners are composed, but also serve as brackets for the weight-cord rollers z'j, the top portion G of said swinging section being cut out, as wellas portions of the said angle-plates, to accommodate said rollers, as best shown in Fig. 8, the cords 7o 7c extending over said rollers from the weights m n to the sashes I J In order to insert or removethe lower sash J, the vertical portion N is made removable, being provided with upper and.

lower transverse perforations, which receive dowel-pins 0 p, projecting, respectively, from the adjacent ends of the top and bottom horizontal portions K L and said part N when the sash J is in place, being secured to the end portion F by means of the angle-pieces q q, screwed to the said parts F N, as best shown in Fig. 7. Similarly in order to insert or re- IOO move' the upper sash I the removable strip f is provided, secured to the end portion F, as already stated. The partition-strips between the sashes are made integral with the end portions E F, as shown in Figs. l and 3.

U represents the upper horizontal blindstop, formed with a lower horizontal concave inner surface a to snugly it the adjacent conveX edge of the top portion G of the swinging section when the latter is closed, and similarly the described concave inner surfaces c d of the vertical blind-stops C D snugly fit against or receive the adjacent convex edge surfaces of the end portions E F of said swinging section when the latter is closed to more securely guard against the admission of air, rain, or snow, and for a like purpose the outer window-sill Z is formed with a shoulder t along its inner upper edge, and the bottom portion H of the swinging section is formed with a rabbet u along its outer lower edge to receive the said shoulder t.

V is a horizontal stud extending from side to side of the window-frame and forming,with the horizontal partiw, the top thereof. X is the lowerhorizontal stud, and Y the inner windowsill. When the swinging section is closed, the top of its inner casing iits snugly against the adjacent lower surfaces of the said parts W V, and the bottom of the inner casing of said swinging section is formed with a longitudinal rabbet w to receive and iit against the upper inneredge of the lower horizontal stud X, all as best shown in Fig. 6.

The swinging section is kept closed by any suitable catch-such, for example, as the pin fr, projecting from the vertical stud P into the space fr, in engagement with the latch y, attached, with its operatin g lever-handle e', to the vertical piece N, as best shown in Figs. l and 7.

In addition to the advantage of ready accessibility to both sides of the sashes for the purpose of cleaning the glass from the interior of the room there is a'further advantage in my inwardlyswingin g frame-section in that all parts of the same may be painted, as well as the parts against which said section abuts when closed, thus adding to the permanency of the device and the ease with which the various parts of the said swinging section can be cleaned and kept clean, as well as insuring the safety of the person engaged in this cleaning, which is a very important matter, while at the same time by the hereinbefore-described peculiarities of construction air, dust,

snow, and rain are practically as well excluded as with the oldstyle permanent frames. Again, by my described construction access to the sash-weights can always be had when the hinged frame-section is swung inwardly for the repair or replacement of the sash-cords or other purposes without being compelled to remove any stationary part of the window-frame, which is a great convenience and advantage.

Another advantage of my described construction lies in the fact that the permanent portions of the window-frame (omitting the described swinging section) may all be built into the building as the erection of the latter proceeds, and any suitable storm-window or analogous device may be applied to the exterior of said frame to close the opening, thereby allowing the said swinging section to remain in the factory until the completion of the building, and thus avoid exposing the said swinging section to accident or injury during all this time, and then when ready the said section may be quickly and easily applied, the hinges S being of the well-known separable construction and one leaf of each hinge being secured to the said permanent portion of the window-frame.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-

l. In a window-frame,`the combination with the permanent outer casing, of an inwardlyswinging horizontally-moving frame-section, hinged to said permanent outer casing and carrying verticallymovable sashes, rollers pivotally secured to and above the upper member of said swinging section, weight-cords passing over said rollers to said sashes, and weights secured to the other ends of said cords, whereby the overhead pulleys, weightcords and weights will be exposed when the said swinging section is moved inward.

2. In a window-frame,the combination with the permanent outer casing, studs and inner casing, of permanent vertical and horizontal blind-stops, secured thereto, and having inner concave surfaces, and an inwardly-swinging frame-section, hinged to the permanent portion of the casing, and carrying the movable sashes and sash-weights, and having the outer edges of its end or side, and top portions formed with corresponding convex surfaces to fit snugly within the described concave surfaces of the said blind-stops.

3. In a wind ow-frame,the combination with the vertical inner and outer stops at one side of the frame-casing, and a transverse vertical stud connecting said stops adjacent to their outer ends to form a weight-pocket, of an inwardly-swingingframe-sectioncarrying the inside movable sashes and sashweights, hinged to the upper and lower portions of said inner vertical stop of the framecasing, and adapted to expose the weights and sash-cords when the lsaid swinging section is moved inward.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have heretunto set my hand, at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wiscousin, in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM ROMUENDER.

Witnesses:

H. Gr. UNDnRwooD, B. C. RoLoFF.

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